n. a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. & t. 1. to quit (working). [ PJC ]
2. to accomplish; -- frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. [ PJC ]
3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]
4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). [ PJC ]
5. to rob. Syn. -- knock over. [ PJC ]
6. to make a knockoff of; to copy or imitate, usually without permission or admission of copying. [ MW10 ] [ PJC ]